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BCU Graduate+

BCU Graduate+ awards programme.

BCU Graduate+ awards programme.

BCU Graduate+ awards programme.

BCU Graduate+ awards programme.

Graduate+ is an awards programme which records a range of activities and events in addition to your degree. These will be recorded within your own individual award on the Graduate+ website at as you work towards Bronze, Silver and Gold level.

BCU Graduate+ is a framework which will enable you to provide evidence of your ability to develop valuable skills outside of formal classroom learning while studying with us.

You'll get access to a wealth of exciting opportunities and activities which will support your development at University.

BCU Graduate+ doesn't replace the employability-based activities that many of our courses already offer, such as placements, but enhances them, and aims to ensure that you'll have the skills to take up a variety of roles when you complete your studies.

Want to know more?Find out more about employability and placements.

Through Graduate+ we'll help you become the complete student, rather than someone who leaves University with only subject-based knowledge. When you enrol with us, you won't just be encouraged to take part in Graduate+, it will be expected.

Luke Millard, Head of Student Engagement

Four-step programme

The programme will be offered to all students beginning an undergraduate degree-level qualification with us, and will consist of four steps:

Step 1

You’ll begin by completing an online personal development test, which will reveal your areas of strength and development gaps in terms of employability, self-awareness, teamwork and collaborative skills.

Step 2

With support from your personal tutor and the Graduate+ team, you’ll identify a range of helpful activities designed to boost your skills and improve your employability.

Step 3

You’ll attend workshops and complete the activities identified in Step 2. Some of these will be based your degree subject area and others will be more general.